Adjustable eaves-trough hanger.



W. T. BRASWB'LL.

ADJUSTABLE EAVBS THOUGH HANGER.

APPLIGATIQN FILED 001217, 1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Jydff Inventor,

ED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WILLIAM T. BRASWELL, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T CLAUDE E. REGISTER, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

ADJUSTABLE EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

Application filed October 17, 1913. Serial No. 795,768.

T0 all whom-it may concern: The invention further includes a back 55 Be it known that I, lViLiiiAM T. BnAsplate 6 disposed in abutment with the lang'es WELL, a citizen ofthe United States, residing #1, the back plate G being bent adjacent its at Atlanta, in the county ot' Fulton and lOIlgtudiIuil edge to forni flanges 'c' which State of Georgia, have invented a new and Overhang the Side flanges 4, as will be underuseful Adjustable Eaves-Trough llangenof Stood best from Figs. 2 and 3. At its lower (',0 which the following' is a specification. end, the back plate G may be formed into The device forming the subject matter of upstandng fingers 8 overlying the {hing-Q5 this application is a hanger, adapted to up- 7 of the back plate, as shown in Figs. 1 and 10 lnnd n enyns tl-nngln 4. The function of the lingers S is to pre One object of the invention is to provide VGD tlle T-shaped rack `carrying element 65 novel means whereby the traveler which C'Ollpllslillg' the web 3 and the side llauges 4, supporte the eaves trough may be held at from sliding downwardly, although, iiipracdifferent Mn-n1 neig-nts, tice, the flanges 7 may press down so tightly Another object of the invention is to proupon the tlangges l as to ell'ect the result dcvide an eaves trough hanger which may be slred. '1`liofingers 8, however, Vform a useful 70 fashioned inexpensively from sheet metal. adjunct, and positively prevent the notched It is Within the Scope of the nventnn t0 element 3-1 from sliding downwardly under improve If igenerally and to enhance the utility any` Circumstances.

of, devices of that type to whichthe present lhe upper end of thc bach plate (S is proinvention appertains. longed to .form a bendable tongue 9, which, 75

with the bow and other Objects in View owing to its llexibility, may be disposed in which will appear as the description proany desired manner. T he tongue 9 is pro- Ceeds, the invention resides in the Comh'inavided with openings 1t), whereby the tongue tion and arrangement of parts and in the may be assembled with the root boards or details of construction hereinafter described the Shingles of a roof. In order to prevent S0 and claimed, it being understood that the structure from moving upwardly, a U- changes in the precise embodimgnt 0f the inshaped loot or abutment 1l. is provided, the vention herein disclosed can be made within same having entstandinnr llanges l2 which,

the scope of what is claimed without deas shown clearly in Fig. 2, are bound be parting from the spirit of the invention. neath the flanges 7 ol' the back plate (3, the 35 In the accompanying drawing z-Fgigure 1 toot or abutment 11 being located adjacent shows the invention in side elevation, parts the polut where the tongue 9 merges into the being broken away; Fig. 2 is a cross section back plate proper G.

on the lino 2-2 of Fig, 1; Fig, 3 is a cross A traveler is mounted to slide along the Section on the 1in@ :3. 3 0f Fig. 1; Fig, 4 is supportingr member above described. Thel 90 a front elevation ot' the hanger; Fig. 5 is a traveler comprises a plate 14 havingflanges ragmental longitudinal section of the, l5 which inclose the ilanges T oi' the back hanger; Fig. 6 is a fraginental side elevation plate. somewhat loosely. The traveler 4fur- 40 showing the parts as they will appear after ther includes an arched trough support 16,

having been adjusted from the positions one end of which 1s united by means of 95 shownl in Fig. 1. rivets 17 or in any other suitable manner,

In carrying out the invention there is pro to the plate 1 4 of the traveler, the support vided a supporting member or rack, denoted 1G being provided along its edges with progenerally by the numeral 1. This supportjecting flanges 18. A link 19 is pivoted ing member or rack 1 is a composite strucin the flanges 18 of the trough support 16 100 turc, and in forming one element thereof, a and incloses the supporting member proper, strip of metal or other material is bent as the link 19 being adapted to engage in any indicated at 2, along its longitudinal center, of the notches 5. The inner end of the to form a double walled web 3, the strip besupport 16 is formed into a. hook 20 and ing bent adjacent its edges to form outat the outer end of the support there is standing side flanges 4 disposed at right anl formed a resilient tongue 2l having a reglee to the web 3. VIn its outer edge, the web :ess 22. The trough which is t'o be sup ported is shown at 23, one edge 24 of the 3 is notched as indicated at 5.

vsary to manipulate the link 19 in the mantraveler and the eavestrough-being merely raised. y

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is z- 1. 1n an eaves trough hanger, a back plate, the upper end of which is prolonged to form an adjustable tongue, the edges of the back plate being bent toward each other, below the tongue, to form flanges; a rack bar engaged with the -flanges; a traveler mounted to slide along the flanges and including a trough support; and ymeans carried by the traveler for engagement with the rack bar.

2. An eaves trough hanger comprising a rack having teeth; a traveler mounted to move along the rack and including a trough support; and a link pivoted to the trough, and engaged between certain of the teeth, the traveler being upwardly movable to disengage the link from between the teeth, and the link being adapted to swing doWnwardly, and to engage between others of the teeth, to hold the traveler in adjusted position, the traveler being held upon the rack against movement transversely of the rack, thereby to prevent the traveler from swinging away from the rack when the link is in a depending position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 1 have hereto ailixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

l/VILLIAM T. BRASWELL.

W'itnesses:

J. J. SIMMONS, A. E. KEELEY.

trough being engaged with the hook 20 and the bead 2.3 of the trough being engaged in the recess 22 of the resilient tongue 21. As will be understood readily, the edge of the trough 23 may be engaged with. thevhook 0, the tongue 21 being snapped around the bead 25 of the trough. Thus, the troughis held in place on the support 16.

1n order to adjust the position of the traveler and the eavestrough with respect to the main supporting member, the traveler is slid upwardly, whereupon the link 19 may be disengaged from one notch 5, and the traveler' may be moved upwardly or downwardly to secure the desired adjustment, the link 1f), after the adjustment; has been obtained, being engaged again in one of the `notches 5.

The device herein disclosed is of simple construction and may be fashioned from sheet metal at trifiing eost, all parts of the device preferably heilig made of that sub* stance. No castings are required.

Attention is directed to the fact that the link 19 of the device herein disclosed is lnactieally selfadjusting, it/being unnecesner hereinbefore set forth. Thus, when the link is positioned as shown in Fig. 4, when the traveler is moved upwardly, the rear end of the link will swing out of engagement with one notch and drop into another noteh in a downwardly inclinedposition, as shown in Fig. 6, it being entirely unnecessary to handle the link 19 at all, the 

